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Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems to Provide Air Traffic Control Ground-Air Communications Systems to Poland

LONDON - Oct. 31, 2008 - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced that its Europe-based subsidiary, Park Air Systems, has been awarded a contract by the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (Polska Agencja Zeglugi Powietrznej) for the provision of an integrated ground-air radio system providing VHF and UHF frequencies.

"We are pleased to announce the new contract with the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency and look forward to a close partnership with them over the coming months as we install this important communication system," said Charles Houseago, UK managing director for Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems.

The project involves the installation of three remotely controlled PAE T6 VHF and UHF multi-channel radio systems for the air traffic control centre at Warsaw and three remotely controlled PAE T6 VHF and UHF multi-channel radio systems for the air traffic control centre at Katowice. The contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems on a points-based tender, product capability and performance history with other national air traffic control organisations.

Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, based in Peterborough, UK, and in Oslo and Horten, Norway, supplies communication, navigation and surveillance systems for air-space operations worldwide.

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defence and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.